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As for that night, let darkness seize upon it

Let the day perish wherein I was born

Let darkness and the shadow of death lay stain upon it

Let God not regard it from above

Noble bastard thou art scorn

Mocked, engulfed in sorrow

Lo, doth my punishment yet know end

From dusk to dawn flesh is peeled from my bones

Why died I not from the womb

Why did I not give up the ghost

Why hath I not come out of the belly

As an infant which never saw light

Wherefore is light given to thee

That which is in misery

And life unto the bitter in soul

Which long for death

But not cometh

So let that day be darkness

Let a cloud dwell upon it

Let the blackness terrify it

The night which was said

There was a child conceived

Let it not come to pass

As for my soul

My soul which longs for death

Let this torment see no end

Let God not regard it from above